Cork hurling selectors drop five players from squad

The Cork senior hurling management have made a number of alterations to their squad for the forthcoming championship.

Following the end of their league campaign last week against Tipperary, manager Jimmy Barry-Murphy and his selectors have dropped defenders Killian Murphy, Stephen White and Colm Spillane as well as attacker Michael O’Sullivan, while teenager Michael Cahalane was not considered due to Leaving Certificate commitments.

Attacker Bill Cooper of Youghal, a member of the panel during Denis Walsh’s reign before suffering a cruciate ligament injury, and Mallow defender Cormac Murphy, who impressed for UCC during the Fitzgibbon Cup and is still eligible for U21, have been added to the panel.